bookrebus Chapter 226 Disturbing dreams
Chapter 226 Disturbing dreams
Luzhu glared at Xuetuan in annoyance. Those health-care pills were very expensive, but they were all eaten by this prodigal son.
"Xuetuan ate the health pills as cat food. Fortunately, he is strong because he jumps around every day. Otherwise, he would have vomited blood if he had eaten so many health pills."
Ye Jintang, who had just woken up, walked down the stairs slowly wearing a plum-colored gauze dress embroidered with a pattern of birds.
When Xuetuan heard her voice, he rushed up the stairs.
It still thought it was the small ball it used to be and could jump into Ye Jintang's arms in an instant.
"Ah, Xuetuan, slow down."
Xuetuan's huge body almost pushed Ye Jintang off the stairs. She lost her balance and was about to fall.
Xiao Mo was quick-witted and flew up from the wheelchair, landing steadily on the stairs and hugging Ye Jintang.
"Hey, Your Majesty, your legs?"
Ye Jintang was a little confused when being held in Xiao Mo's arms. Wasn't it said that Xiao Mo's leg disease would take at least half a year to a year to heal?
Why did he stand up suddenly?
"I only have one leg injured, not both. Besides, my hidden injury has almost healed."
"Then the prince still sits in a wheelchair all day?"
"It's almost healed, but not completely healed yet. Doctor Yin told me to walk less so I can recover faster."
"Besides, I can confuse Imperial Noble Consort Dehui and let her down her guard even though I sit in a wheelchair all day."
Ye Jintang nodded slightly. What Xiao Mo said made sense.
With Xiao Mo hugging her in front and Xuetuan as a fluffy cushion behind her, Ye Jintang felt very hot after just saying a few words.
"My Lord, can you please let go first?"
At this moment, Ye Jintang, who was a little petite, was almost completely held in Xiao Mo's arms.
More importantly, his slightly hot hand happened to fall on the soft flesh on her waist, which made the hairs all over her body stand up.
"Well, help me up. The hidden disease in my legs hasn't healed yet, so it's a little difficult for me to go down the stairs."
Xiao Mo raised his hand, but did not take it away immediately. Instead, he placed it on Ye Jintang's shoulder.
"alright."
Jiang Heng, who was about to step forward, tactfully stepped back a few steps. It would be better for him to disappear at this time.
"You're so heavy."
Ye Jintang helped Xiao Mo down the stairs, sweating profusely from exhaustion. She had completely forgotten how Xiao Mo could fly up the stairs just now, but couldn't take care of himself when going down the stairs.
As smart as Ye Jintang is, his IQ starts to become unstable every time he meets Xiao Mo.
"Have some herbal tea, madam."
When Luzhu saw Ye Jintang sweating on her forehead, she quickly handed her a cup of cold tea to help her cool down.
While Ye Jintang sat down to drink her cold tea, Luzhu took out a fan and fanned her gently.
Xiao Mo, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was extremely envious.
"Lüzhu, I don't have any herbal tea yet."
Only then did Luzhu remember that Xiao Mo was still here.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will pour you another pot of herbal tea."
"Oh, I want to drink the same as the princess."
"Uh?"
Luzhu looked at Ye Jintang uncertainly, and when she saw her nod in agreement, she poured a glass for Xiao Mo.
"Your Majesty, please drink slowly. The taste that Her Majesty likes is quite special. I am afraid that Your Majesty may not be used to it."
"Ah."
Xiao Mo didn't think much about it. He picked up the teacup and poured it into his mouth. A strong sweet taste rushed into his mouth.
Xiao Mo couldn't help but cough violently.
“Why does herbal tea taste so strong?”
"This is the fresh fruit herbal tea I made myself. Naturally, it is different from what people usually drink in Beijing."
After taking a breath, Xiao Mo took another small sip. It seemed that besides being a little sweet, the faint floral scent in it was still very elegant.
"Your Highness, I just came back from the palace. You don't want to discuss with me how herbal tea tastes, do you?"
"I can't hide anything from you."
Xiao Mo smiled indifferently, and then talked about the things in the palace and his opinions.
"From what I saw from the emperor's expression just now, he probably wants to take it up heavily and put it down lightly, and he won't punish Imperial Noble Consort Dehui severely."
"It doesn't matter. As long as Nanny Hua is sentenced to death, we will definitely win this round. If Imperial Noble Consort Dehui can be implicated, that would be icing on the cake."
"Even if she is not implicated, the rift between her and the emperor will grow wider and wider. Sooner or later, they will distrust each other and scheme against each other. We can say that our assassination attempt was not in vain."
Long before implementing the plan, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo had already anticipated that given Emperor Jing's temperament, he would definitely not punish Imperial Noble Consort Dehui severely.
What they need to do now is to alienate them and take the opportunity to leave the capital as soon as possible.
"Does the prince have any next plan?"
"Of course, once the news of the bloodbath at the Prince of Qin's mansion spreads widely in the capital, my people will write a letter asking us to leave the capital and go to our fiefdom in advance."
"I believe that the emperor will definitely agree to it in order to show a loving father and filial son."
"And even if Imperial Noble Consort Dehui wanted to object at that time, she had to agree because of Nanny Hua's matter."
Xiao Mo can think 10 steps ahead before he takes one step. He has already blocked all of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui's escape routes long ago. Everything will proceed according to his plan.
"I hope nothing goes wrong here. We don't have time to wait any longer."
Although Ye Jintang did not say it explicitly, she knew very well in her heart that Imperial Noble Consort Dehui would not suffer this loss in vain, and she would try every means to stop them from going to Ningchuan Prefecture.
The news of the bloodbath in the Prince of Qin's mansion spread like wildfire in the capital. That afternoon, the Ministry of Justice announced that Xiao Mo had fought several battles with the Northern Di people in the past, and the Northern Di people were resentful and worried. When they heard that Xiao Mo was recuperating in the capital, they sent assassins to kill him.
Fortunately, the palace guards fought desperately to protect Xiao Mo, thus saving his life. However, the servants in the palace were not so lucky. Without anyone to protect them, more than 20 of them died under the scimitars of the Northern Di people.
Both the personal and physical evidence were extremely complete, and there was no point of objection. The Ministry of Justice closed the case on the same day and had no intention of continuing the investigation.
Ye Jintang was not surprised when he received the news, and even found it a little funny.
Normally, the Ministry of Justice would take several months to try a case, but here in the Qin Palace, with so many people dead, the case was closed in just one day. Emperor Jing must be too biased.
Between the beauty and his son, he chose the beauty.
Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo had been planning for such a long time, so it was impossible for them to just suppress the bloodbath in the Prince Qin's Mansion.
That evening, news came from somewhere that Nanny Hua, who served Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, had died suddenly of illness early that morning.
Ordinary people naturally didn't know who Nanny Hua was.
However, the aristocratic families in the capital were very clear about how important she was in front of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
Yesterday, someone saw Nanny Hua serving Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, but how come she died after sleeping overnight? When this matter is linked to the Qin Palace, it becomes unclear what is going on.
At first, the matter was only passed on among the aristocratic families. Everyone vaguely felt that the bloodbath in the Prince of Qin's Mansion should be related to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
But there was no movement from Emperor Jing, and even Noble Consort Dehui was not reprimanded, so everyone was confused about the twists and turns.